The book makes a calculated approach to address the fate of queers in the hands of gay rights activist. He turns his readers from the belief that gay marriage rights solve the problem of queers. During the first chapter‚ he seeks to explain about sexual shame. Sexual shame he claims is used to incriminate and discourage things that at private morality look just right. He goes further to define normalcy as just a common statistical range. He then claims that by this definition then we are not compelled
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the years immediately preceding the settlement of 1670‚ as well as those that immediately followed‚ as a direct result of‚ the Stono Rebellion and their respective relationships to the black majority that existed in the colony. Wood introduces the book as possibly the first real study of this black majority and its impact on the colony in its earliest years. Wood also proposes that many preceding social-historical studies of colonial South Carolina generally ignore or discredit the significance this
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In 1903‚ Jack London wrote his best selling novel‚ concerning the life of a sled dog that travels throughout Alaska‚ the Yukon‚ and the Klondike. Throughout this book Jack London uses personification to illustrate the dog’s viewpoint. London describes what adventures the dog encounters after being kidnapped from his Santa Clara Valley home to be taken to Alaska as a sled dog to help men pursue gold in the gold rush of 1897. Buck‚ is the name of this sled dog who experiences his primitive life style
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Love Affair addresses the lack of objectivity surrounding the 2009 presidential election. This book is very witty and brings about many unanswered questions. Bernard Goldberg points out many obvious truths that are avoided by the mass media outlets. Goldberg was spot on with all of the facts‚ which brought the reader to think on a different level. Goldberg stayed on subject throughout the entire book with many different aspects of information proving his point. He goes over many of the clever things
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The Lake House You talk‚ you die. By James Patterson The author‚ James Patterson‚ is a great writer that conjured up this novel. It is the second book of the series to When the Wind Blows. This man is most commonly known for his series of Alex Cross. Patterson wrote this book with a changing point of view. He mainly wrote it in third person but for many chapters‚ the story was in first person from Frannie O’ Neil’s point of view. The genre presented in this work is science fiction because of
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Seth Wein 11/17/12 English- Mrs. Katz The Odyssey Book 14 The Odyssey Book 14‚ by Homer‚ is an excellent book because it shows readers what Odysseus meant to the people of Ithaca and how influential he was as a person. We have learned a lot about Odysseus from previous books and we know all about his many different characteristics such as his ability to lead and his warrior-like mentality. The author’s goal for this book was to show readers what impact Odysseus made on society at that time
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every step of the way. This being said‚ I would hesitate to recommend this book to anyone under the age of 14. This book seems to be targeted to more mature audiences due to the sometimes disturbing material. With gory yet thrilling details‚ and some moments of sexual content‚ this isn’t a book for the faint of heart. There are several reasons why I would recommend Catch 22 to an older student. I found the book to be funny in a dark sort of way‚ but it also kept me interested in such a
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Plot Jane Austin introduces the book to what is now one of the most widely known quotes in English Literature- "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife." Set in Hertfordshire‚ England‚ Pride and Prejudice opens with Mr and Mrs Bennet discussing Mr Bingley‚ a wealthy young bachelor‚ moving into Netherfield House‚ which is in the neighbourhood of the Bennet family. Mrs Bennet wants
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Destiny‚ with credit to Professor Nettifee brought the book True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership into my life and I want to bring it into the lives of others. More specifically those who may believe they weren’t born with the characteristics or traits to become a leader or those who have not found their passion or purpose in life; their “True North.” The book‚ written by Bill George and co-author Peter Sims‚ compiles a series of interviews with 125 managers from Howard Schultz of Starbuck’s
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among adolescent readers. Main character is Holden Caulfield‚ the 17 year old boy who planned on being a catcher in the rye. His intended audience are adolescents or students which this story mostly implies. Something unique and interesting in this book is that J.D Salinger wrote this novel through his own experiences‚ meaning this is almost the same one written in his autobiography during his teenage life. The success of the said novel led to public attention and scrutiny: Salinger became reclusive
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